Hang on Now
| "Hang on Now" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cover of the single released in France | ||||
| Single by Kajagoogoo | ||||
| from the album White Feathers | ||||
| B-side | "Hang on Now (Instrumental)" (7") "Introduction", "Hang on Now" (12") | |||
| Released | 27 May 1983[1] | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:25 (7") 6:19 (12") 3:26 (album version) | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kajagoogoo | |||
| Producer(s) | ||||
| Kajagoogoo singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Hang on Now" on YouTube | ||||
| Audio | ||||
| "Hang on Now" on YouTube | ||||
"Hang on Now" is a song by Kajagoogoo from their 1983 debut album, White Feathers.
The song peaked at No. 13 in the UK[2] and reached No. 78 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.[3] This was the band's last single to be released with Limahl on vocals, as he began a solo career the following year.[4] The single was performed on the July 12, 1983 episode of the German TV show Bananas.[5] The music video received light rotation on MTV in 1983.[6]
Track listing
7" EMI 5394 (UK)
- "Hang on Now" – 3:22
- "Hang on Now" (Instrumental) – 3:24
12" 12EMI 5394 (UK)
- "Hang on Now" (Extended Version) – 6:18
- "Introduction" – 5:10
- "Hang on Now" – 3:23
7" 1077617 (France)
- "Hang on Now" (US Mix) – 3:40
- "Hang on Now" (Instrumental) – 3:24
7" B-8171 (US & Canada)
- "Hang on Now" – 3:25
- "Kajagoogoo" (Instrumental) – 3:10
- "Hang on Now" is a remixed version for the US and Canada
Charts
| Chart (1983) | Peak
position |
|---|---|
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] | 14 |
| Germany (GfK)[8] | 41 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[9] | 10 |
| Japan (Oricon)[10] | 58 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[2] | 13 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 78 |
References
- ^ "Kajagoogoo singles".
- ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Kajagoogoo Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "Kajagoogoo | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Bananas 19 - Folge 19". fernsehserien.de. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Billboard Magazine (August 20, 1983) (p. 28)" (PDF). worldradiohistory.com. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ Timo (13 August 2015). "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit K - KAR". Sisältää hitin. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
- ^ "Kajagoogoo – Hang on Now" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Hang on Now". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "Japanese Oricon charts archives". UKMIX Forums. Retrieved 2020-07-24.